Thank you, House Chairperson. Allow me to thank the hon member of the ANC, Comrade Christina Dube, for this statement. The plan by the Gauteng department to build houses for the people of Doornfontein through the launch of the Ithubalethu Echo Village project shows the commitment of the ANC government in bringing back the dignity of our people.
As we say all the time: housing brings water, brings electricity, and brings sanitation; and we will ensure, more than that, that there is job creation. We will ensure that as we build houses for these people, we improve the quality of life of the people in the area. At the end of the day, these people fought for a long time to get this land back. We want to ensure that those houses are of good quality. We will make sure that those people participate in the project, so the project itself benefits that community and improves their quality of life. This includes bringing in other departments because we want to ensure that those beneficiaries, particularly children of school-going age, are linked to bursaries so that we improve in totality the quality of life of those people.